Born and raised in Nanchang, Chang moved to Qianshan at the age of 16, after his father's death. Keen in classical vernacular literature since youth, he began composing in the vein of chapter novels written in vernacular style using classical Chinese poetry as chapter headings.

Born and raised in Nanchang, Chang moved to Qianshan at the age of 16, after his father's death. Keen in classical vernacular literature since youth, he began composing in the vein of chapter novels written in vernacular style using classical Chinese poetry as chapter headings.